VARIABILIDADE ESPACIAL DE ATRIBUTOS FÍSICOS DO SOLO EM ÁREA DE ENCOSTA SOB PROCESSO DE DEGRADAÇÃO

• Main Authors: FRANCIEZER VICENTE DE LIMA, GUTTEMBERG DA SILVA SILVINO, RICHARDSON SOARES DE SOUZA MELO, ELDER CUNHA LIRA, THIAGO DE SOUZA RIBEIRO
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido 2015-01-01
• Series: Revista Caatinga
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237142689006

The physical conditions of the soil are directly related to management practices and relief for- mat. Lack of proper management can lead to soil erosion and consequent degradation of these areas. Currently, studies of spatial variability analysis to enable better decisions and resolutions of such problems. The present study aimed to evaluate the spatial variability of soil water infiltration, soil density and texture in the hilly area of the degradation process. The survey was conducted in the hilly area cultivated with grassland, located be- tween Areia and Remigio, two towns from Paraíba state. The soil was sampled at the regular grid with mesh (20x20m) between sample points, making a total of 49 points, into two depths, 0 - 10 cm, 10 - 20 cm, totaling 98 samples. The analyze of spatial variability was doing by semivariogram geostatistical analysis, with data inter- polation by kriging and make maps. All of them physical attributes analyzed presents spatial dependence since no one showed pure nugget effect. It was verified through the maps that there was a very clear relationship be- tween infiltration and other soil physical characteristics, observing this correlation mainly in the upper south- west slope.